Samaria Gorge Excursion

Description

Join us on an exciting Samaria Gorge Tour, one of the most unforgettable experiences in Crete.

Meeting Place

We offer you a free pick up service from Agia Pelagia to Malia. After you have booked your tour, we will let you know the exact place and time of pick up by email or phone.

Pick-up and drop-off from the main road, partly from the exit of hotels from:

Acqua Blu Beach
Agia Pelagia
Agioi Theodoroi Beach
Ammoudara–Heraklion
Amnissos Beach
Analipsi
Anissaras
Aposelemi Beach
Arena Beach
Gournes
Gouves
Heraklion
Hersonissos
Karteros Beach
Kato Gouves
Kokkini Chani
Limanakia Beach
Malia
Marina Beach
Marina Port Gouves
Sarantari Beach
Stalis
Tobrouk Beach
Vathianos Kampos Beach

Included/Exclude

Professional and Multilingual speaking guide.

Transfers with air-conditioned luxurious buses.

Free pick up service from any place between Malia – Fodele

Tips and Individual expenses.

Entrance to the Samaria Gorge: 10.00€ per person (recommended buying it online in order to avoid waiting in line)

Boat ticket to Agia Roumeli – Sfakia (adult 14.00€, child 7.00€)

Tour Plan

This tour takes you through one of the longest and most beautiful gorges in Europe.
We begin our day very early in the morning with a stop in Skaleta, where you can enjoy breakfast and prepare for the adventure ahead.
From there, we drive to the Omalos Plateau in the White Mountains.
The hike begins at Xiloskalo, the starting point of the Samaria Gorge Tour. The gorge stretches 18 kilometers, and it usually takes about 6 to 7 hours to walk through it. The trail follows the path of the ancient river Taras and takes you through stunning natural scenery.
As we walk through the gorge, we pass caves that once served as shelters for locals during wartime.
Today, they are home to the famous Cretan wild goat, the kri-kri. Halfway through the hike, we reach the abandoned village of Santa Maria, a quiet and scenic spot surrounded by nature. A few kilometers before the end, we arrive at the Iron Gates, also known as Sideroportes. This is the narrowest and most dramatic part of the gorge—just a few meters wide and 300 meters high.
At the end of the Samaria Gorge Tour, we reach the coastal village of Agia Roumeli.
Here, you can enjoy a well-deserved lunch, take a refreshing swim in the Libyan Sea, or simply relax by the beach. Later, we board the boat that takes us along the beautiful southern coast to Sfakia, where our buses wait to take you back to your hotel.

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